A fragrant bag with fragrant herbs is called "sachet". This cute little thing, hidden in the closet, will give your clothes a pleasant delicate scent, protect fur products from moths, and bed linen from microorganisms. In the old days, it was believed that sachet is able to protect the house from evil spirits, bring good luck and love.
In Russia, grandmothers were engaged in making sachets. They collected fragrant and medicinal herbs, dried them and used them as pillow filling. The aroma exuded by the plants helped to sleep better and better, soothed headaches and nerves. In Soviet times, scented soap was placed in the closet to add a scent to things.
Modern sachets come in different shapes and sizes, and also differ in smell and type of fabric. In order not to waste money and time on searches, make a sachet with your own hands.
How to fill the bag
Most often, herbs, flowers, spices, orange and lemon peels, and essential oils are used to fill sachets. All of these ingredients can be purchased at specialty stores or collected by yourself. Keep in mind that you need to pick flowers early in the morning in the first days after they have blossomed. In this case, the sun has not yet had time to dry them and deprive them of a pleasant aroma.
When making a mixture, study the characteristics of the herbs. For example, lavender and lemon balm have a calming effect, relieve headaches and stress. They are good for scenting bed linen. Citrus fruits invigorate, and conifers relieve obsessive thoughts. Such mixtures will tune in to the working mood. Try to avoid or use at a minimum lilies, lilies of the valley, jasmine, daffodils, bird cherry. The flowers of these plants can cause severe headaches.
Most often, rose, lavender, mint, lemon, rosemary, violet root and ylang-ylang are used to add aroma to clothes.
How to make a sachet
Choose natural fabrics that ventilate the air well: cotton, linen, silk, bamboo, burlap. A sachet packed in a synthetic bag will quickly lose its flavor.
Cut a 10x33 cm rectangle out of the fabric. Fold it in half with the wrong side out, sew the top and side edges with tight stitches to make a pouch. Turn the workpiece out through the remaining hole.
Make sure all the ingredients are dry before pouring in the prepared mixture of flowers and herbs. Otherwise, your bag will not smell pleasant, but the smell of mold. Add a few drops of essential oils (lavender, verbena, mint, orange) or rose oil if desired. The crushed violet root has a fixing effect. Add it at the rate of 1 tablespoon to 25 g of dry mixture. It will make the sachet scent more persistent without interrupting it.
Once the filling is complete, tie the bag tightly with satin ribbon, braid, or leather string. You can decorate it with lace, beads, beads or patches.
